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INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
and IPFW American Classics Summer Theatre presents
The Music Man
BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS
BY MEREDITH WILLSON
Based on a story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
Director/choreographer LARRY L. LIFE
Musical director/ conductor GREG VEY
Scenic and Lighting Designer
MARK RIDGEWAY
Costume Designer
CRAIG A. HUMPHREY
WILLIAMS THEATRE
Opening night: July 8, 2005
WARNING
Properties Designer and Stage Manager
MARTY KERCHEVAL
Sound Designer
SHAWN PARR
The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any
device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the
written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished
by ejection, and violations may render the offender liable for monetary damages.
This play was selected for its artistic and academic value. The selection and performance
of the play do not constitute an endorsement by Indiana University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne or Purdue University of the viewpoints conveyed by the play.
Out of respect for the actors, we ask that you remain in your seat until the
curtain call is finished. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers.
ENSEMBLE
(in order of appearance)
Traveling Salesmen ...................... Greg Boyles, Christopher Heinze, Gregg Lothamer,
Blane Pressler, Brett Tubbs, and Joshua Wappes
Charlie Cowell ........................................................................................ James Velez
Conductor ............................................................................................ Bill Kercheval
Harold Hill. ..................................................................................... Brad Beauchamp
Ewart Dunlop ................................................................................ Mark Bonahoom
Oliver Hix .............................................................................................. Pat Garmire
Jacey Squires ............................................................................................ Doug Bilby
Olin Britt .................................................................................................. Jeff Albert
Mayor Shinn .......................................................................................... Gary Lanier
Marcellus Washburn ...................................................................... Curtis J.D. Shaw
Tommy Djilas .......................................................................... Christopher M. Rasor
Marian Paroo .......................................................................................... Mindy Cox
Mrs. Paroo ................................................................................ Maggie Kole Hunter
Amaryllis .......................................................................................... Kasey Connolly
Winthrop Paroo .............................................................................. Peter C. Rumsey
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn .......................................................... Jane Rebekah Frazier
Zaneeta Shinn .................................................................................... Breona Conrad
Gracie Shinn ...................................................................................... Bethany Disher
Alma Hix .............................................................................................. Susan Domer
Maud Dunlop .......................................................................................... Amy Baxter
Ethel Toffelmier .............................................................................. Kandi L. Magner
Mrs. Squires ........................................................................ Brittney Tyler Coughlin
Constable Locke .................................................................................. Bill Kercheval
River City Townspeople .......................................... Nina Ben-Tsvulum, Greg Boyles,
Tara Deal, and Sara Shepherd
River City Teenagers ...................... Ali Darley, Christopher Heinze, Gregg Lothamer,
Gloria Minnich, Bethany Nichols, Blane Pressler, Shelby Putt,
Brett Tubbs, Stephanie Vanderwall, and Joshua Wappes
River City Kids .................. Bray Coughlin, Chelsey Jeanne Coughlin, Joey Lamping,
Maureen Lamping, Morgan Stillman, and Eric Williams
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Artistic Staff
Director/Choreographer ........................................................................ Larry L. Life
Musical Director/Conductor ........................................................................ Greg Vey
Scenic and Lighting Designer ............................................................ Mark Ridgeway
Costume Designer ...................................................................... Craig A. Humphrey
Properties Designer and Stage Manager ............................................ Marty Kercheval
Sound Designer ........................................................................................ Shawn Parr
Associate Choreographer ...................................................... BrittneyTyler Coughlin
Assistant Director .................................................................................. Kirby A. Volz
Assistant Director/ Associate Choreographer-Children ...................... Gloria Minnich
Dance Captain ........................................................................................ Gary Lanier
Production Staff
Technical Director ............................................................................ Sean M. Stewart
Set Construction ........................................ Greg Boyles, Breona Conrad, Al Mozena,
Chris Nelson, and Matt Pedersen
Lighting Crew .................... Greg Boyles, Breona Conrad, Al Mozena, Matt Pedersen
Light Board Operator ................................................................................ Al Mozena
Spotlight ................................................................................................ Chris Coole
Costume Shop Supervisor ........................................................ Thomas John Bernard
Costume Construction .................. Reuben J. Albaugh, Liane Ambrose, Cher Blosser,
Jan McCauley, Jean Minear, Blane Pressler, and Stefan Zubal
Wardrobe Crew ...................................................... Liane Ambrose and Stefan Zubal
Properties Crew .................................................................................. Matt Pedersen
Sound Board Operator ............................................................................ Shawn Parr
House Manager ...................................................... Dan Ambrose and Andy Magner
Box Office Manager ...................................................................... Reuben J. Albaugh
Box Office Staff ................................ Liane Ambrose, Matt Pedersen, Kandi Magner,
James Velez, and Stefan Zubal
Production Photos ............................................................ Learning Resource Center
Orchestra
Musical Director/Conductor ........................................................................ Greg Vey
Assistant Music Director/Piano ............................................................ Kathy Coulter
Concert Master/Violin .......................................................................... Derek Reeves
Reeds .................................................. Ann Donner, George Donner, Farrell Vernon,
Sue De Vito, and Sally Hinkle-Teegarden
Trumpet .......................................... Matt Murdock, Joe Morgan, and Joe VanPatten
Trombone .................................. Aaron King, Miriam Kroeker, and M. Zachary Cain
Violin .................................................................. Lauren Tourkow, Rochelle Gerber,
William Shackelton, Ilona Orban and Cathy Morse
Cello ............................................................ Daniel Zambrano and Parvonay Darabi
Double bass .............................................................................................. Brad Kuhns
Percussion .............................................................................................. Sean Rollins
ABouT THE CAST
INVITED COMMUNITY GUEST ARTISTS
The invited Community Guest Artist Series, including invited faculty guest artists,
was created to feature outstanding artists in the Fort Wayne area who are highly
visible and willing to work patiently and cooperatively as members.
Brad Beauchamp (Harold Hill) has been part of the Fort Wayne community theatre
scene since 1981 with his first production at Arena in the musical Good News. Since
then he has performed at Arena, IPFW, the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, and the
Embassy Centre. His performance credits include Prelude To A Kiss, Biloxi Blues,
Promises Promises, A Funny Thing Happened on the 1-Vtty To the Forum, Oklahoma!, and
George Mat the Civic Theatre; and Oleana and Tobacco Road at IPFW. He has also
directed The Complete Works ofWilliclms Shakespeare (abridged) for the Civic Theatre,
Death ofa Salesman at Arena Dinner Theatre, and The Sound of Music at the
Honeywell Center in Wabash. Beauchamp would like to thank his wife, Leslie, and
their girls, Emma and Ava, for all of their love and support.
Mindy Cox (Marian Paroo) received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
from Oklahoma City University. She has performed in numerous roles in musicals
and operas across the country. Cox has appeared with the Oklahoma City
Philharmonic and was a featured singer and dancer at Busch Gardens in
Williamsburg, Va., where she also served as Vocal Captain. This past fall she appeared
with IPFW and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as Laurey in Oklahoma! at the Embassy
Centre. Cox received Anthony Awards for her performance as Polly Baker in Crazy
for You, Maria in The Sound of Music, and Sister Maty Amnesia in Nunsence with the
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She is a member of the National Association ofTeachers
and Singers and operates her own voice studio. She is thrilled to be sharing the stage
with some of her students! "Much love and thanks to my hubby Jeff for his support!"
THE EXECUTIVE SOUND QUARTET
Jeff Albert (Olin Britt) is making his debut performance with the IPFW Department
of Theatre. He has been performing with the Fort Wayne Barbershop Society
Chapter for 26 years. Albert lists his "ancient" acting credits as Will Parker in
Oklahoma!, Fagin in Oliver, and Mr. Kilroy in Don't Drink the 1-Vttter all at Homestead
High School. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology from IPFW and
an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Doug Bilby (Jacey Squires) is a mechanical engineer with Alliance Winding
Equipment in Fort Wayne and has a bachelor's degree in Applied Science from ITT
Technical Institute. He has been singing barbershop since 1984, and he sings tenor
with The Executive Sound Quartet. He won an award for best supporting actor as
King Pelinor in Camelot when he was in high school.
Mark Bonahoom (Ewart Dunlop) has been singing in barbershops and choirs for 23
years. He played Horace Vandagelder in Hello Doff)! in high school, after which he
attended Marquette University and received his Bachelor of Science in Business. He
works as the business manager for Hospital Laundry Services, Inc.
Pat Garmire (Oliver Hicks) is the director of worship arts at Southwest Lutheran
Church in Fort Wayne. Garmire has been a member of the Barbershop Society since
1985. He is the musical director for the Towns of Harmony Sweet Adeline Chorus
here in Fort Wayne. When he is not busy performing, he spends time with his wife,
Lori, and his two daughters, Kaylee and Holly.
CAST LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
Amy Baxter (Maud Dunlop) received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
from Nyack College in Nyack, N.Y. Currently a make-up artist at the MAC counter
at L.S. Ayres, Baxter is no stranger to the Fort Wayne theatre scene. Baxter has
appeared in Pajama Game at the Civic Theatre, and The Odd Couple (female version)
and Crazy for You at Arena Dinner Theatre. Baxter would like to thank her family and
friends for their support.
Nina Ben-Tsvulun (River City Adult) will be a freshman theatre major this fall at
IPFW She has appeared in Dream girls; YtJU're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and
Rumors at Paul Harding High School and Ragtime and Sweenq Todd for Fort Wayne
Community Schools Summer Theatre Program.
Greg Boyles (Salesman/River City Adult) is a junior theatre major at IPFW Boyles
was last seen in Medea as the tutor. His other IPFW credits include Once Upon A
Mattress; Arms and the Man; Love, Passion & Redemption; The Oresteia; Visions of the
Messiah; and On the Town. Boyles lists his favorite role as Lou in Arena Dinner
Theatre's production of Breaking Legs. He is currently working as a sales associate for
Toys 'R' Us and also works in the IPFW Scene Shop.
Kasey Connolly (Amaryllis) is a seventh grader at St. Joseph School in Fort Wayne.
She has appeared in several shows including Lights On at the Embassy Centre; The
Lion, the Witch and The Wtirdrobewith Youtheatre; and A Christmas Carol with the
Civic. Her favorite role was as Young Eponine in Les Miserables for the Fort Wayne
Community Schools Summer Theatre Program.
Breona Conrad (Zaneeta Shinn) is a junior music therapy and theatre major at
IPFW Conrad was last seen in Oklahoma! with the IPFW Department ofTheatre
and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Other credits include Tidking With ... and
Moments at IPFW, Gnzy for You and Chorus Line at the Civic Theatre and The Music
Man and joseph and the Amazing Teclmicolor Dream coat at Bellmont High School.
Bray Coughlin (River City Kid) just finished first grade at Weisser Park Elementary.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing piano, drums, football, and video games. He is
also a six-year tap and jazz dancer.
Chelsey Jeanne Coughlin (River City Kid) is an accomplished musician. She received
the top award in piano at Weisser Park Elementary. At Memorial Park Middle School,
she is a member of the Combo, the Jazz Band, and the sixth grade band. Coughlin also
runs cross country, and loves rock music and talking on the phone.
BrittneyTyler Coughlin (Mrs. Squires/Associate Choreographer) is currently a
Continuing Lecturer in Dance at IPFW Coughlin has a Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Performance and Choreography from Hope College in Holland, Mich. She was a
recipient of the Distinguished Artists Award in dance all four years at Hope.
Coughlin is also on staff with DanceAmerica and International Dance Challenge,
teaching master classes across the country. She works as a dance instructor at Stepp in'
Out Studio of Dance and is an independent aerobics instructor and personal trainer.
She has choreographed many musicals, fashion shows, color guards, and swing choirs
in the area. Coughlin was most recently seen in Once Upon a Mattress; Love, Passion &
Redemption; Wheres Charley?; The Power ofWomen; She Loves Me; and On the Town.
Coughlin is thrilled to be working with her two beautiful children in the show, Bray
and Chelsey.
Ali Darley (River City Teen) is excited to be back at IPFW Her last appearance on
the Williams stage was in Bye Bye Birdie. Darley just graduated from Canterbury
High School where she played Belle in Beauty and the Beast. This fall she will attend
Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., to major in musical theatre. She will miss Fort
Wayne, but she is excited to move on to the next chapter in her career.
Tara Deal (River City Adult) attends Northrop High School. She is a varsity
cheerleader and part of the Charisma Show Choir. She has appeared in several
productions there, including jekyll and Hyde; Stand and Deliver; and Marne. She has
also appeared in Honk! for Edwards Productions and Oklahoma! at Memorial Park
Middle School.
Bethany Disher (Gracie Shinn) is appearing with the IPFW Department of Theatre
for the first time. She attends Canterbury Elementary School where she has appeared
in Baba lttgs and Honk! When not performing, she spends time with her four sisters,
Kylie, Marlee, Natalie, and Gracie.
Susan Domer (Alma Hix) is the marketing and public relations specialist for the
IPFW School of Visual and Performing Arts. Domer was most recently seen as Mama
Wheelis in Daddy s Dyin' ... Who s Got the Wif!? at Arena Dinner Theatre and as the
Nurse with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in An Evening of Romeo and juliet. She also
won an Anthony Award for Outstanding Supporting Female Performance in a Play as
Miss Stephanie in To Kif! a Mockingbird at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre in 2003.
Domer has also appeared in Bye Bye Birdie, Blood Wedding, Edith Stein, You Can't Take
It With You, and Hot 'L Baltimore at IPFW She would like to dedicate this
performance to Wilda Gene Marcus, a dear friend and mentor to so many people in
the theatrical community in Fort Wayne, who will be missed beyond words.
Jane Rebekah Frazier (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn) has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
from IPFW and has been in over 80 shows on several of the Fort Wayne stages for
over 24 years. This season she played the Nurse in Medea and Judith Bliss in Hay
Fever both at IPFW She also appeared as Natalie in Sorry, Wrong Chimney and Sara
Lee in Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will? at Arena Dinner Theatre. When not on
stage, she enjoys teaching at the Fort Wayne Youtheatre. She is an associate faculty
member in performance and the Assistant to the Dean for the School of Visual and
Performing Arts at IPFW She is thrilled and proud to be onstage with eight of her
former students in this production.
Christopher Heinze (Salesman/River City Teen) has just finished his junior year at
North Side High School. He has performed in many shows in and out of school,
including How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Rt1gtime, Hello Dol(y, and
Footloose. Heinze is also a member ofT he Wave of Distinction Show Choir. He is
really excited to be in his first show at IPFW.
Bill Kercheval (Conductor/Constable Locke) has worked with the IPFW
Department ofTheatre since 1985. He has been photographer, stage manager, house
manager, master carpenter, assistant stage manager, and performer for many shows,
including Pict1sso At The Lapin Agile, The Rivals, Bye J3.ye Birdie, The Tempest, You
Can't Take It With You, Company, Edith Stein, Assassins, and Hot 'L Baltimore. He
recently performed in The Ame1·ican Summer Cltzssic Revue, Fum~y Girl and Into the
Woods at IPFW. Currently, he works at The Woodcraft Store in Coldwater Crossing
Shopping Center.
Maggie Kole Hunter (Mrs. Paroo) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and is no stranger
to the stage. Her credits include Oklahoma! with the IPFW Department ofTheatre
and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic; Talking With ... with IPFW; Fiddler on the Roof at
First Presbyterian Theatre; and Follies and Annie at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She
graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre and is
currently an Associate Faculty member with the IPFW Department ofTheatre. She
also works with Fort Wayne Community Schools, Southwest Allen County Schools,
and is the speech and drama coach at Elmhurst High School.
Joey Lamping (River City Kid) is making his theatrical debut. He is in second grade
at Weisser Park Elementary. Lamping is the youngest of five children, and he has
grown up singing on television with his family for the Catholic TV Mass and has also
appeared on an Azar's commercial.
Maureen Lamping (River City Kid) is a sixth-grader at Memorial Park Middle
School where she just appeared as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream.
In 2003, she won the Outstanding Musician Award at Weisser Park Elementary. She
is the fourth-of-five children and frequently sings solos on the Catholic TV Mass.
Gary Lanier (Mayor Shinn/ Dance Captain) is the secretary for the IPFW School of
Visual and Performing Arts and teaches jazz at the Fort Wayne Ballet. He has
choreographed many local theatre productions for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and
IPFW Lanier has also appeared in several local productions. His favorite roles include
the Emcee in Cabaret and Bobby in Crazy for You, both at Arena Dinner Theatre, and
Renfield in Dracula and Zangara in Assassins, both at IPFW.
Gregg Lothamer (Salesman/River City Teen) is making his Williams Theatre debut
in this production. He has appeared in several productions at Carroll High School,
including Footloose, Father of the Bride, and Our Town. He works in the shipping
department at C&C Distributors.
Kandi L. Magner (Ethel Toffelmier) is a junior theatre major and dance minor at
IPFW. Her favorite role was this past season as Jackie in Hay Fever. Her other credits
include Medea, Once Upon a Mattress, and Moments at IPFW, and Footloose and
Brigadoon at Heritage High School. Magner has also published a historical romance
novel with Author House Publishing. When not busy working on theatrical
productions, Magner likes to spend time with her husband Andy and the rest of her
supportive family.
Gloria Minnich (River City Teen/ Assistant Director/ Associate Choreographer
Children) is a recent IPFW graduate with a degree in general studies with a theatre
and dance minor. She has appeared in Medea; Oklahoma(; Talking With ... ; 6.4; Once
Upon a Mattress; Love, Passion & Redemption; The Heiress; and The Mai, among many
other productions at IPFW. She received an Irene Ryan nomination for her favorite
role as Catherine in Suddenly Last Summer. Minnich is an instructor for the IPFW
Community Arts Academy youth drama classes, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, and
she is a member of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective Touring Company.
Bethany Nichols (River City Teen) is a sophomore at Snider High School. She is
active in student council as class secretary, youth group, madrigals, jazz choir, and
varsity swim team. In her spare time, she has performed in Once Upon a Mattress,
Oklahoma!, and Bye Bye Birdie, all at Memorial Park Middle School.
Blane Pressler (Salesman/River City Teen) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW.
Pressler was recently seen as Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever, a role that earned him an Irene
Ryan Nomination, and as the Messenger in Medea at IPFW. His other credits include
Oklahoma! at IPFW, Ragtime, and Pippin. He also worked backstage on both Ttdking
With ... and 6.4 at IPFW Pressler is currently working as a spokesperson for F.Y.E.
(First Year Experience) program at IPFW
Shelby Putt (River City Teen) is a senior at Carroll High School. She has appeared in
several productions including Oklahoma/with the IPFW Department ofTheatre and
the Fort Wayne Philharmonic; A Christmas Carol and Footloose, both at Carroll High
School; Ragtime with Fort Wayne Community Schools; and Honk! with Edwards
Productions. When not on stage, she is taking care of her cat, Leia.
Christopher M. Rasor (Tommy Djilas) returns to the IPFW stage after his portrayal
ofWill Parker in Oklahoma/with the IPFW Department ofTheatre and the Fort
Wayne Philharmonic. Rasor has won three Anthony Awards with the Fort Wayne
Civic Theatre and most recently appeared in West Side Stm:y, Crazy for You, and A
Chorus Line. Rasor is a music teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools, and he is
also a choreographer for the Northrop High School Show Choir Charisma.
Peter C. Rumsey (Winthrop Paroo) enjoys tennis, golf, piano, guitar, and reading.
When not consumed by his fourth grade studies, he is busy appearing in such shows
as Best Christmas Pageant Ever; Prince and the Pauper; and The Lion, The Witch and
The Wardrobe, all with Fort Wayne Youtheatre. He also enjoys spending time with his
family and his two dogs, Frances and Pepper.
Curtis J.D. Shaw (Marcellus Washburn) is a recent IPFW graduate with a Bachelor
of Arts in Music with an outside field in theatre. Shaw last appeared on the Williams
Theatre stage in Once Upon a Mattress and Where's Charle_y? Shaw's stage credits
include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, GodSpell and The Mikado at
First Presbyterian Theatre, and Crazy for You and Singhz' in the Rain at the Civic
Theatre. He also won an award for his role as Billy in Arena Dinner Theatre's
production of Anything Goes.
Sara Shepherd (River City Adult) is a junior theatre major and dance minor at
IPFW She is currently working for Goeglien's Catering Service as a server. Shepherd
is vice president of Social Standards for the Delta Gamma sorority. She was most
recently seen in Medea, Talking With ... (a role for which she received an Irene Ryan
Nomination), Once Upon a Mattress, All in the Timing, The Heiress, The Lysistratcl
Project, and Visions of the Messiah. Shepherd has worked backstage for Where's
Charle_y?, She Loves Me, The Mai, Hay Fever, and Oklahoma! Shepherd also appeared
in Medea for the PineSAP Art Fair and Lights On at the Embassy Centre.
Morgan Stillman (River City Kid) recently appeared with the Fort Wayne Civic
Theatre in A Christmas Carol and played Young Scrooge. This role earned him an
Anthony Nomination for Outstanding Juvenile Performance. He has also appeared in
two of the Embassy's Follies, Ragtime with Fort Wayne Community Schools, and The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe with Fort Wayne You theatre.
Brett Tubbs (Salesman/River City Teen) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW He has
appeared in several productions at Paul Harding High School, including Aida;
Dreamgirls; Rumors; and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He also appeared in
Ragtime with the Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Theatre Program.
Stephanie Vanderwall (River City Teen) has over 10 years of performance experience
with the Fort Wayne Ballet and the Charleston Ballet Theatre. You might recognize
Vanderwall from her role as Myra Arundel in Hay Fever or from her performance in
the Greek Chorus in Medea. She is currently a business major but will be transferring
to the theatre department in the fall.
James Velez (Charlie Cowell) is a theatre major and music minor at IPFW. Velez was
last seen as King Aigeus in Medea. His other credits include Oklahoma! with the
IPFW Department ofTheai:re and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Crazy For You
with the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. He has worked backstage on several productions
in various positions, from assistant stage manager to wardrobe on several shows,
including Hay Fever, Footloose, Tttlking With ... , and 6.4. When not in rehearsal or
school, Velez works as a childcare site director for the YMCA.
Joshua Wappes (Salesman/River City Teen) is a freshman at Snider High School.
Wappes appeared in the Fort Wayne Christian School production of School House
Rock. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family-dad, Tim; mom,
Elizabeth; and his younger brothers, Ethan and Isaac.
Eric Williams (River City Kid) is in sixth grade at Dekalb Middle School, where he
has appeared in Tom Sawyer and Will Rogers Follies. He also appeared in the
Kendallville Children's Theatre productions of Charlotte's Web and Sleeping Beauty.
ABOUT THE ARTISTIC STAFF
Larry L. Life (Director/Choreographer) is professor and chair of the Department
ofTheatre, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1971. In 1992, he was
given the Indiana Theatre Association's Outstanding Artist-Educator Award for
23 years of service as a director! choreographer, actor, and theatre educator in
Indiana. Life worked professionally in New York in the 1960s, appearing in the
revival of Harold Rome's Pins and Needles at the Round-a-Bout Theatre and off­Broadway
with Fran and Barry Weissler's National Theatre Company. He has
appeared in the films The Detective with Frank Sinatra and Me Natalie with Patty
Duke, and has worked with Madeline Kahn and Roberta Flack. He has been
director-choreographer for music theatre productions at Black Hills Playhouse,
Louisiana State University, Wabash College, University of Nevada at Las Vegas,
Tulane University, and Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, and has studied musical
theatre with Lehman Engel at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam,
Conn. He has studied acting with Uta Hagen and Charles Nelson Riley, and dance
with Matt Mattox, Jaimie Rogers, Charles Weidman, and Robert Lunnon. He is
listed in Who's Who in Entertainment. His productions Dames at Sea and Hair were
granted the Amoco Award of Excellence and selected for presentation at the
Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for the American College Theatre Festival.
Life has acted, directed, and choreographed for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, the
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Arena Dinner Theatre, and the First Presbyterian
Theatre. He has conceived, directed, and choreographed nine original musical
reviews for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Guild, and one in 1994 for the Fort
Wayne Bicentennial Commission. In 2003 and 2005, Life directed productions of
The Vagina Monologues for the Fort Wayne Women's Bureau.
Greg Vey (Musical Director/Conductor) is thrilled to return to IPFW with his
baton to direct and conduct The Music Man for the American Classics Summer
Theatre. He served as musical director for Oklahoma! at IPFW last fall, and over
the past year Vey has also been music director for The Fantastics and Dames at Sea
at Arena Dinner Theatre, The King and I at Elmhurst High School, and Sweeney
Todd for the Fort Wayne Summer Youth Theatre. In addition to his musical theatre
work, Vey is director of music at St Peter's Catholic Church, director of
communications and concert operations for the Heartland Chamber Chorale,
associate choir director/accompanist at Homestead High School, piano instructor
at Sonrise Community School of the Arts, and information systems manager for
FAME (The Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education). In his spare
time, Vey is pursuing his Master of Sacred Music and sits on the Arts United
Community Arts Council and the Indiana Arts Commission CPG/RPG Grants
Panel. Vey is married to Kathy, his wife of 24 years. They have rwo children,
daughter Karra (21) and son Kristofer (18).
Mark Ridgeway (Scenic and Lighting Designer) hails from the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga where he served as an assistant professor in the
Departtnent ofTheatre and Speech. While there, he designed both set and lights for
several productions, including Caucasian Chalk Circle, Gint, and The Real Thing. He
also designed the sets for The Skin of Our Teeth, Vinegar Tom, Uncle Vtmya, Wttking
Alice, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Illusion, A Slight Ache, and Baby with the
Bathwater. Ridgeway has also worked with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, the
University of Texas at Austin, and Northwestern University. While here at IPFW,
Ridgeway has designed several productions, including Hay Fever, Medea, Wheres
Charley?, All in the Timing, Arm and the Man, Once Upon a Mattress, and Oklahoma!
Craig A. Humphrey (Costume Designer) is associate professor of costume design
and director of design/technology for the IPFW Department ofTheatre. He has an
M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and a B.F.A. from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. He directed the IPFW productions of Htty Fever; Flora, The Red
Menace; She Loves Me; The Rivals; Ah, Wilderness!; Company; Arcadia; The Hot L
Baltimore; Into The Woods; and The Fantasticks; the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre's
production of The Sound of Music; and Arena Dinner Theatre's productions of A
Funny Thing Happened On The Wtty To The Forum and Once Upon A Mattress. His
national design credits include productions in Chicago, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, and Mississippi. He studied with internationally renowned costume
designer Laura Crow and assisted her on several productions, including the original
off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Burn This. Locally, his designs have
been seen in numerous shows, recently including Once Upon tl Mattress, Oklahoma!,
Arms and the Man, The Heiress, Macbeth, Bye Bye Birdie, The Tempest, Miss julie,
South Pacific, Arcadia, You Can't Take It With You, Dames at Sea, As You Like It. and
Auntie Mmne. As an actor, he was most recently seen in the American Summer Classics
Revue as well as Bye Bye Birdie, You Can't Take It With You, How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying, The ·world Goes Round, and Uncle Vturya.
Marty Kercheval (Stage Manager/Prop Designer) graduated from Purdue University
in 1996 with a degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Kercheval has
recently retired from Verizon and currently works part time at Northeast Indiana
Public Radio (WBNI) as a development assistant. Most recently, she worked as the
stage manager for IPFW's Oklahoma!, The Amercian Classic Summer Revue, On the
Town, Bye Bye Birdie, and How to Succeed in Business Without Real(y Trying. She has
also designed props for several IPFW productions including Medea and Hay Fever.
She has stage-managed The Vttgina Monologues at the Scottish Rite Centre and Lights
On at the Embassy Centre.
Shawn Parr (Sound Designer) received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre technology
with an emphasis in sound design from the University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign
in 1999. During that time, he was a sound designer for dozens of shows.
Parr has also be a sound designer and engineer for such places as Interlochen Arts
Camp, Struther's Library Theatre, and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
While not designing theatre productions, Parr has engineered live performances
showcasing such artists as Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, and Ali Akbar Khan. Parr
also runs a private studio and has worked with various artists in the music industry.
Kirby Volz (Assistant Director), who is most often seen onstage, is really looking
forward to working behind the scenes in this show. He is the director of theatre and
speech at North Side High School. He has been involved in productions at all of the
local theatres. He has work as stage managers for The Glass Menagerie at IPFW, Crazy
for You and Meet Me in St. Louis at Arena. The Arena production of The Odd Couple
earned him the best director award. Volz would like to dedicate this show to the
memory of his mother, who was the reason he was involve in theatre in the first
place. "I love you mom!"
Sean M. Stewart (Scene Shop Supervisor) recently received an M.F.A. from Tulane
University in New Orleans and is now the technical director for the IPFW
Department ofTheatre. Stewart has also designed scenery, lights, and costumes for a
number of productions, both professional and academic. He has designed scenery for
such productions as The Hostage, Private Eyes, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern Are
Dead and Pericles. His lighting credits include Into the Woods, Not Wttving, and Picasso
at the Lapin Agile. Among his costume designs are the productions The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas and a dance performance entitled Fae. Stewart's diversified
experience, which includes a number of acting roles. He's performed in such plays as
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~ulius Caesttr, Anthony and Cleopatra, The Crucible, and Our Country s Good. In 1991,
'ptewart won the Lee Hicks Award for Best Partner at the Region IV Irene Ryan
Acting Competition and later went on to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.,
'o perform at the national level. Since coming to Fort Wayne, Stewart has designed
~ets and lights for Once Upon a Mattress, The American Classic Summer Review,
Macbeth, She Loves Me, Dreamgirls, Suddenly Last Summer, and The Color of August.
)'homas John Bernard (Costume Shop Supervisor) is the assistant professor of
costume technology at IPFW He comes to Fort Wayne from Fargo, N.D., and has a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis and an M.F.A. from
Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Before coming to IPFW, Bernard worked as
.the production coordinator for the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre, where he
worked as a costume and set designer. Before that, he taught costume design and
technology at North Dakota State University. He has worked professionally with the
Guthrie Theatre, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Summer Nite in Chicago, Utah
Shakespearian Festival, Trollwood Performing Arts, and Gooseberry Park Players.
Bernard also designed costumes for this season's production of Hay Fever.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE FACULTY AND STAFF
Chair/Artistic Director .......................................................................... Larry L. Life
Associate Professor-Costume Design, .......................................... Craig A. Humphrey
Director of Design Technology
Assistant Professor-Acting, Directing, and Voice .................. Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft
Assistant Professor-Scenic/Lighting Design ........................................ Mark Ridgeway
Assistant Professor-History, Studio Theatre Supervisor .............................. Shari Troy
Assistant Professor-Costume Technology, ................................ Thomas John Bernard
Costume Shop Supervisor
Professor-Playwriting ...................................................................... Steve T. Sarratore
Continuing Lecturer-Dance .......................................................... Brittney Coughlin
Associate Faculty -Dance .................................. Lisa Bottitta & Theresa Hornbacher
Associate Faculty-Musical Theatre ...................................................... Stephen Sheftz
Associate Faculty-Performance ...... Maggie Kole Hunter, Jane Frazier & Bridget York
Technical Director ............................................................................ Sean M. Stewart
Secretary .................................................................................... Joanne Schultz-Ithier
Box Office Manager & Office Assistant ........................................ Reuben J. Albaugh
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
Act One
Scene One
Rock Island .......................................... Salesmen, Charlie Cowell, Newspaper Reader
Scene Two
Iowa Stubborn .................................................... Townspeople, Farmer, Farmer's Wife
Ya Got Trouble .......................................................................... Harold, Townspeople
Trouble Playoff & Walking Music ............................................................ Townspeople
Scene Three
Scene Four
Piano Lesson & If You Don't Mind My Saying So ............................ Mrs. Paroo, Marian
Goodnight My Someone .................................................................. Marian, Amaryllis
Scene Five
Columbia, Gem of the Ocean ...................................................... Eulalie, Townspeople
Ya Got Ti·ouble (Reprise) .................................................................................. Harold
Seventy-Six Ti·ombones ................................................................ Harold, Townspeople
Ice Cream/Sincere .............................................................................. Harold, Quartet
Scene Six
The Sadder But Wiser Girl .............................................................. Harold, Marcellus
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little .............. Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, The Ladies, Harold, Quartet
& Goodnight, Ladies
Scene Seven
Marian the Librarian ...................................................................................... Harold
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
My White Knight ............................................................................................ Marian
Scene Eleven
The Wells Fargo W'tigon ............................................ Townspeople, Quartet, Winthrop
Act Two
Scene One
It's You ............................................................................................................ Quartet
Shipoopi ................................................................................ Marcellus, Townspeople
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little (Reprise) .................................. Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, Maud,
Mrs. Squires, The Ladies
Scene Two
Lida Rose & Will I Ever Tell You? .......................................... Harold, Quartet, Marian
Scene Three
Gary, Indiana .............................................................. Winthrop, Mrs. Paroo, Marian
Lida Rose (Reprise) .......................................................................................... Quartet
Scene Four
Till There "Was You .............................................................................. Marian, Harold
Goodnight & Seventy-Si>: Trombones (Double Reprise) .......................... Harold, Marian
Scene Five
Scene Six
Till There "Was You (Reprise) .............................................................................. Harold
Scene Seven
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
IPSGA
The IPFW Learning Resource Center
Ed King
Rogers Formalwear
IPFW Department of Theatre gratefully acknowledges the special
contributions of the IPFW Student Government Association,
which ensures our ability to provide quality theatrical experiences.
The association makes it possible for us to encourage
the cultivation of awareness, imagination, wisdom, and delight.
IPFW Department of Theatre acknowledges the continued generosity
and support of this IPFW organization.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth (from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss HaJt)
Directed by Craig A. Humphrey
Musical Direction by Stephen Schefts
Choreography by Brittney Tyler Coughlin
October 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at 8 p.m.
October 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. Williams Theatre
America's most revered,living, musical theatre composer,
Stephen Sondheim, takes us on a journey backwards in time
from 1976 to 1957 in this musical history of three close friends:
Frank, a producer at Paramount Studios; Charley, his former
collaborator; and Mary, their longtime supporter.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
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The Department ofTheatre's mission is to educate its students in the art,
craft, and discipline of theatre, and is based on the belief that both
production and classroom study are necessary components of a theatre
education. The department emphasizes the education of theatre artists and
educators within a broad liberal arts framework. Theatre students study both
content (dramatic literature, theory and criticism, and theatre history) and
process (acting, directing, playwrighting, designing, and production).
With excel lence being the minimum standard for success in the field, IPFW's
program in theatre recognizes the value of an accomplished professional
faculty and rigorous and intensive courses of study. The general education
requirements of the department broaden intellectual awareness by
encouraging students to expand the range of their understanding of artistic
activity and to investigate fundamental culture, social, ethical, and political
issues of contemporary society. All aspects of production, from play selecting
to closing night, serve as a laboratory for theatre education.
As a major portion of the academic program, the department seeks to
produce plays that are provocative, entertaining and theatrical, broad in ideas,
and complex in vision. We believe that a broad variety of productions of great
works from the past and the works of contemporary playwrights are vital to
the education of our students and the enlightenment of our communities.
The department's activities are primarily student-oriented and university­based,
but the department encourages participation from you that retlects
both the larger university community and the community of northeastern
Indiana. All activities, including auditions, are open to all enrolled IPFW
students and community members, and the department is firm ly committed
to a nontraditional casting policy.
In all of its activities, the Department ofTheatre's mission is to seek an
original expression of human experience through a full realization of the
theatrical process and product.
The Department ofTheatre seeks your assistance in the School ofVisual and
Performing Arts Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold: to offer
the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens; to provide
the northeastern Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality theatrical
performances by students, faculty, and community members; to offer to the
community various theatrical services, such as student matinees and theatre
training through the Community Arts Academy; to provide a continuum of
outreach activities to the greater northeastern Indiana community.
Our vision is to be widely recognized as the major theatre resource center for
the Greater Fort Wayne and northeastern Indiana communities. To meet this
challenge, we need your help!
IPFW is a state-assisted - not state-supported- university. Furthermore,
we are allocated only about one-half of the state dollars that the main
campuses receive per student. This in turn directly impacts the theatre
department with severe budgetary constraints. Your dollars are essential to
help us move forward with our commitments to northeastern Indiana.
Should you be interested in helping to financially support us in our mission,
please contact Larry L. Life, chair and artistic director of the Department of
Theatre, at 260-481-6551. Your contribution will enable us in our mission to
keep our academic programs current, continue diversity in theatre
programming, and maintain our commitment to northeastern Indiana
through our service and outreach activities.
Please become a member of our Campaign for the Arts by choosing one of
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The Department ofTheatre seeks your assistance in the School ofVisual and
Performing Arts Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold: to offer
the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens; to provide
the northeastern Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality theatrical
performances by students, faculty, and community members; to offer to the
community various theatrical services, such as student matinees and theatre
training through the Community Arts Academy; to provide a continuum of
outreach activities to the greater northeastern Indiana community.
Our vision is to be widely recognized as the major theatre resource center for
the Greater Fort Wayne and northeastern Indiana communities. To meet this
challenge, we need your help!
IPFW is a state-assisted - not state-supported- university. Furthermore,
we are allocated only about one-half of the state dollars that the main
campuses receive per student. This in turn directly impacts the theatre
department with severe budgetary constraints. Your dollars are essential to
help us move forward with our commitments to northeastern Indiana.
Should you be interested in helping to financially support us in our mission,
please contact Larry L. Life, chair and artistic director of the Department of
Theatre, at 260-481-6551. Your contribution will enable us in our mission to
keep our academic programs current, continue diversity in theatre
programming, and maintain our commitment to northeastern Indiana
through our service and outreach activities.
Please become a member of our Campaign for the Arts by choosing one of
the giving categories described on the next page. And remember, your gift is
tax deductible.
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XXXVI
Presented and Produced by
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for the Performing Arts
Supported in Part by
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The U.S. Department of Education
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Performing Arts
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald McNichols
This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The
aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level
theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional
KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF
programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, playwrights, designers,
stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions.entered on the
Participating level are eligible for inclusion at the KCACTF regional festival and can also be
considered for invitation to the KCACTF national festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington, DC in the spring of 2004. Last year more than 1 ,300 productions
were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this
production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and
celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
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It is with a deep, heartfelt sense of loss that we remember some
of the exceptional individuals who have made our life in
Fort Wayne theatre a truly memorable part of our lives.
Wilda "Gene" Marcus
1927- April2, 2005
Max Edward Hobbs
1932 - April 3, 2005
Atlthony A. Kartholl
1917- April10, 2005
Marlene J. Niccum
1930 - April10, 2005
Jean H. Volz
1932 - April10, 2005
Mary Louise Junkin
1946 - April 23, 2005
S. Colleen
Benninghoff
1936 -May 4, 2005
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the lone Auer Award. Named after a leading VPA benefactor and
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contributions to the arts at IPFW
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ofTheatre for over twenty years. They have given their time and talents
to act as stage managers, assistant directors, house managers, ushers,
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scenic constructors, and actors. They have been more than willing to
do anything that has been needed for theatre department productions
and have filled virtually any existing need for the department. In fact,
they are such ardent and visible supporters of the theatre department
that the students look upon them as faculty members. Both are now
retired from GTE, giving them even more time to serve the theatre,
which is grateful for their generosity over many years.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
and IPFW American Classics Summer Theatre presents
The Music Man
BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS
BY MEREDITH WILLSON
Based on a story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
Director/choreographer LARRY L. LIFE
Musical director/ conductor GREG VEY
Scenic and Lighting Designer
MARK RIDGEWAY
Costume Designer
CRAIG A. HUMPHREY
WILLIAMS THEATRE
Opening night: July 8, 2005
WARNING
Properties Designer and Stage Manager
MARTY KERCHEVAL
Sound Designer
SHAWN PARR
The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any
device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the
written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished
by ejection, and violations may render the offender liable for monetary damages.
This play was selected for its artistic and academic value. The selection and performance
of the play do not constitute an endorsement by Indiana University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne or Purdue University of the viewpoints conveyed by the play.
Out of respect for the actors, we ask that you remain in your seat until the
curtain call is finished. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers.
ENSEMBLE
(in order of appearance)
Traveling Salesmen ...................... Greg Boyles, Christopher Heinze, Gregg Lothamer,
Blane Pressler, Brett Tubbs, and Joshua Wappes
Charlie Cowell ........................................................................................ James Velez
Conductor ............................................................................................ Bill Kercheval
Harold Hill. ..................................................................................... Brad Beauchamp
Ewart Dunlop ................................................................................ Mark Bonahoom
Oliver Hix .............................................................................................. Pat Garmire
Jacey Squires ............................................................................................ Doug Bilby
Olin Britt .................................................................................................. Jeff Albert
Mayor Shinn .......................................................................................... Gary Lanier
Marcellus Washburn ...................................................................... Curtis J.D. Shaw
Tommy Djilas .......................................................................... Christopher M. Rasor
Marian Paroo .......................................................................................... Mindy Cox
Mrs. Paroo ................................................................................ Maggie Kole Hunter
Amaryllis .......................................................................................... Kasey Connolly
Winthrop Paroo .............................................................................. Peter C. Rumsey
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn .......................................................... Jane Rebekah Frazier
Zaneeta Shinn .................................................................................... Breona Conrad
Gracie Shinn ...................................................................................... Bethany Disher
Alma Hix .............................................................................................. Susan Domer
Maud Dunlop .......................................................................................... Amy Baxter
Ethel Toffelmier .............................................................................. Kandi L. Magner
Mrs. Squires ........................................................................ Brittney Tyler Coughlin
Constable Locke .................................................................................. Bill Kercheval
River City Townspeople .......................................... Nina Ben-Tsvulum, Greg Boyles,
Tara Deal, and Sara Shepherd
River City Teenagers ...................... Ali Darley, Christopher Heinze, Gregg Lothamer,
Gloria Minnich, Bethany Nichols, Blane Pressler, Shelby Putt,
Brett Tubbs, Stephanie Vanderwall, and Joshua Wappes
River City Kids .................. Bray Coughlin, Chelsey Jeanne Coughlin, Joey Lamping,
Maureen Lamping, Morgan Stillman, and Eric Williams
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Artistic Staff
Director/Choreographer ........................................................................ Larry L. Life
Musical Director/Conductor ........................................................................ Greg Vey
Scenic and Lighting Designer ............................................................ Mark Ridgeway
Costume Designer ...................................................................... Craig A. Humphrey
Properties Designer and Stage Manager ............................................ Marty Kercheval
Sound Designer ........................................................................................ Shawn Parr
Associate Choreographer ...................................................... BrittneyTyler Coughlin
Assistant Director .................................................................................. Kirby A. Volz
Assistant Director/ Associate Choreographer-Children ...................... Gloria Minnich
Dance Captain ........................................................................................ Gary Lanier
Production Staff
Technical Director ............................................................................ Sean M. Stewart
Set Construction ........................................ Greg Boyles, Breona Conrad, Al Mozena,
Chris Nelson, and Matt Pedersen
Lighting Crew .................... Greg Boyles, Breona Conrad, Al Mozena, Matt Pedersen
Light Board Operator ................................................................................ Al Mozena
Spotlight ................................................................................................ Chris Coole
Costume Shop Supervisor ........................................................ Thomas John Bernard
Costume Construction .................. Reuben J. Albaugh, Liane Ambrose, Cher Blosser,
Jan McCauley, Jean Minear, Blane Pressler, and Stefan Zubal
Wardrobe Crew ...................................................... Liane Ambrose and Stefan Zubal
Properties Crew .................................................................................. Matt Pedersen
Sound Board Operator ............................................................................ Shawn Parr
House Manager ...................................................... Dan Ambrose and Andy Magner
Box Office Manager ...................................................................... Reuben J. Albaugh
Box Office Staff ................................ Liane Ambrose, Matt Pedersen, Kandi Magner,
James Velez, and Stefan Zubal
Production Photos ............................................................ Learning Resource Center
Orchestra
Musical Director/Conductor ........................................................................ Greg Vey
Assistant Music Director/Piano ............................................................ Kathy Coulter
Concert Master/Violin .......................................................................... Derek Reeves
Reeds .................................................. Ann Donner, George Donner, Farrell Vernon,
Sue De Vito, and Sally Hinkle-Teegarden
Trumpet .......................................... Matt Murdock, Joe Morgan, and Joe VanPatten
Trombone .................................. Aaron King, Miriam Kroeker, and M. Zachary Cain
Violin .................................................................. Lauren Tourkow, Rochelle Gerber,
William Shackelton, Ilona Orban and Cathy Morse
Cello ............................................................ Daniel Zambrano and Parvonay Darabi
Double bass .............................................................................................. Brad Kuhns
Percussion .............................................................................................. Sean Rollins
ABouT THE CAST
INVITED COMMUNITY GUEST ARTISTS
The invited Community Guest Artist Series, including invited faculty guest artists,
was created to feature outstanding artists in the Fort Wayne area who are highly
visible and willing to work patiently and cooperatively as members.
Brad Beauchamp (Harold Hill) has been part of the Fort Wayne community theatre
scene since 1981 with his first production at Arena in the musical Good News. Since
then he has performed at Arena, IPFW, the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, and the
Embassy Centre. His performance credits include Prelude To A Kiss, Biloxi Blues,
Promises Promises, A Funny Thing Happened on the 1-Vtty To the Forum, Oklahoma!, and
George Mat the Civic Theatre; and Oleana and Tobacco Road at IPFW. He has also
directed The Complete Works ofWilliclms Shakespeare (abridged) for the Civic Theatre,
Death ofa Salesman at Arena Dinner Theatre, and The Sound of Music at the
Honeywell Center in Wabash. Beauchamp would like to thank his wife, Leslie, and
their girls, Emma and Ava, for all of their love and support.
Mindy Cox (Marian Paroo) received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
from Oklahoma City University. She has performed in numerous roles in musicals
and operas across the country. Cox has appeared with the Oklahoma City
Philharmonic and was a featured singer and dancer at Busch Gardens in
Williamsburg, Va., where she also served as Vocal Captain. This past fall she appeared
with IPFW and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as Laurey in Oklahoma! at the Embassy
Centre. Cox received Anthony Awards for her performance as Polly Baker in Crazy
for You, Maria in The Sound of Music, and Sister Maty Amnesia in Nunsence with the
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She is a member of the National Association ofTeachers
and Singers and operates her own voice studio. She is thrilled to be sharing the stage
with some of her students! "Much love and thanks to my hubby Jeff for his support!"
THE EXECUTIVE SOUND QUARTET
Jeff Albert (Olin Britt) is making his debut performance with the IPFW Department
of Theatre. He has been performing with the Fort Wayne Barbershop Society
Chapter for 26 years. Albert lists his "ancient" acting credits as Will Parker in
Oklahoma!, Fagin in Oliver, and Mr. Kilroy in Don't Drink the 1-Vttter all at Homestead
High School. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology from IPFW and
an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Doug Bilby (Jacey Squires) is a mechanical engineer with Alliance Winding
Equipment in Fort Wayne and has a bachelor's degree in Applied Science from ITT
Technical Institute. He has been singing barbershop since 1984, and he sings tenor
with The Executive Sound Quartet. He won an award for best supporting actor as
King Pelinor in Camelot when he was in high school.
Mark Bonahoom (Ewart Dunlop) has been singing in barbershops and choirs for 23
years. He played Horace Vandagelder in Hello Doff)! in high school, after which he
attended Marquette University and received his Bachelor of Science in Business. He
works as the business manager for Hospital Laundry Services, Inc.
Pat Garmire (Oliver Hicks) is the director of worship arts at Southwest Lutheran
Church in Fort Wayne. Garmire has been a member of the Barbershop Society since
1985. He is the musical director for the Towns of Harmony Sweet Adeline Chorus
here in Fort Wayne. When he is not busy performing, he spends time with his wife,
Lori, and his two daughters, Kaylee and Holly.
CAST LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
Amy Baxter (Maud Dunlop) received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
from Nyack College in Nyack, N.Y. Currently a make-up artist at the MAC counter
at L.S. Ayres, Baxter is no stranger to the Fort Wayne theatre scene. Baxter has
appeared in Pajama Game at the Civic Theatre, and The Odd Couple (female version)
and Crazy for You at Arena Dinner Theatre. Baxter would like to thank her family and
friends for their support.
Nina Ben-Tsvulun (River City Adult) will be a freshman theatre major this fall at
IPFW She has appeared in Dream girls; YtJU're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; and
Rumors at Paul Harding High School and Ragtime and Sweenq Todd for Fort Wayne
Community Schools Summer Theatre Program.
Greg Boyles (Salesman/River City Adult) is a junior theatre major at IPFW Boyles
was last seen in Medea as the tutor. His other IPFW credits include Once Upon A
Mattress; Arms and the Man; Love, Passion & Redemption; The Oresteia; Visions of the
Messiah; and On the Town. Boyles lists his favorite role as Lou in Arena Dinner
Theatre's production of Breaking Legs. He is currently working as a sales associate for
Toys 'R' Us and also works in the IPFW Scene Shop.
Kasey Connolly (Amaryllis) is a seventh grader at St. Joseph School in Fort Wayne.
She has appeared in several shows including Lights On at the Embassy Centre; The
Lion, the Witch and The Wtirdrobewith Youtheatre; and A Christmas Carol with the
Civic. Her favorite role was as Young Eponine in Les Miserables for the Fort Wayne
Community Schools Summer Theatre Program.
Breona Conrad (Zaneeta Shinn) is a junior music therapy and theatre major at
IPFW Conrad was last seen in Oklahoma! with the IPFW Department ofTheatre
and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Other credits include Tidking With ... and
Moments at IPFW, Gnzy for You and Chorus Line at the Civic Theatre and The Music
Man and joseph and the Amazing Teclmicolor Dream coat at Bellmont High School.
Bray Coughlin (River City Kid) just finished first grade at Weisser Park Elementary.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing piano, drums, football, and video games. He is
also a six-year tap and jazz dancer.
Chelsey Jeanne Coughlin (River City Kid) is an accomplished musician. She received
the top award in piano at Weisser Park Elementary. At Memorial Park Middle School,
she is a member of the Combo, the Jazz Band, and the sixth grade band. Coughlin also
runs cross country, and loves rock music and talking on the phone.
BrittneyTyler Coughlin (Mrs. Squires/Associate Choreographer) is currently a
Continuing Lecturer in Dance at IPFW Coughlin has a Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Performance and Choreography from Hope College in Holland, Mich. She was a
recipient of the Distinguished Artists Award in dance all four years at Hope.
Coughlin is also on staff with DanceAmerica and International Dance Challenge,
teaching master classes across the country. She works as a dance instructor at Stepp in'
Out Studio of Dance and is an independent aerobics instructor and personal trainer.
She has choreographed many musicals, fashion shows, color guards, and swing choirs
in the area. Coughlin was most recently seen in Once Upon a Mattress; Love, Passion &
Redemption; Wheres Charley?; The Power ofWomen; She Loves Me; and On the Town.
Coughlin is thrilled to be working with her two beautiful children in the show, Bray
and Chelsey.
Ali Darley (River City Teen) is excited to be back at IPFW Her last appearance on
the Williams stage was in Bye Bye Birdie. Darley just graduated from Canterbury
High School where she played Belle in Beauty and the Beast. This fall she will attend
Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., to major in musical theatre. She will miss Fort
Wayne, but she is excited to move on to the next chapter in her career.
Tara Deal (River City Adult) attends Northrop High School. She is a varsity
cheerleader and part of the Charisma Show Choir. She has appeared in several
productions there, including jekyll and Hyde; Stand and Deliver; and Marne. She has
also appeared in Honk! for Edwards Productions and Oklahoma! at Memorial Park
Middle School.
Bethany Disher (Gracie Shinn) is appearing with the IPFW Department of Theatre
for the first time. She attends Canterbury Elementary School where she has appeared
in Baba lttgs and Honk! When not performing, she spends time with her four sisters,
Kylie, Marlee, Natalie, and Gracie.
Susan Domer (Alma Hix) is the marketing and public relations specialist for the
IPFW School of Visual and Performing Arts. Domer was most recently seen as Mama
Wheelis in Daddy s Dyin' ... Who s Got the Wif!? at Arena Dinner Theatre and as the
Nurse with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in An Evening of Romeo and juliet. She also
won an Anthony Award for Outstanding Supporting Female Performance in a Play as
Miss Stephanie in To Kif! a Mockingbird at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre in 2003.
Domer has also appeared in Bye Bye Birdie, Blood Wedding, Edith Stein, You Can't Take
It With You, and Hot 'L Baltimore at IPFW She would like to dedicate this
performance to Wilda Gene Marcus, a dear friend and mentor to so many people in
the theatrical community in Fort Wayne, who will be missed beyond words.
Jane Rebekah Frazier (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn) has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
from IPFW and has been in over 80 shows on several of the Fort Wayne stages for
over 24 years. This season she played the Nurse in Medea and Judith Bliss in Hay
Fever both at IPFW She also appeared as Natalie in Sorry, Wrong Chimney and Sara
Lee in Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will? at Arena Dinner Theatre. When not on
stage, she enjoys teaching at the Fort Wayne Youtheatre. She is an associate faculty
member in performance and the Assistant to the Dean for the School of Visual and
Performing Arts at IPFW She is thrilled and proud to be onstage with eight of her
former students in this production.
Christopher Heinze (Salesman/River City Teen) has just finished his junior year at
North Side High School. He has performed in many shows in and out of school,
including How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Rt1gtime, Hello Dol(y, and
Footloose. Heinze is also a member ofT he Wave of Distinction Show Choir. He is
really excited to be in his first show at IPFW.
Bill Kercheval (Conductor/Constable Locke) has worked with the IPFW
Department ofTheatre since 1985. He has been photographer, stage manager, house
manager, master carpenter, assistant stage manager, and performer for many shows,
including Pict1sso At The Lapin Agile, The Rivals, Bye J3.ye Birdie, The Tempest, You
Can't Take It With You, Company, Edith Stein, Assassins, and Hot 'L Baltimore. He
recently performed in The Ame1·ican Summer Cltzssic Revue, Fum~y Girl and Into the
Woods at IPFW. Currently, he works at The Woodcraft Store in Coldwater Crossing
Shopping Center.
Maggie Kole Hunter (Mrs. Paroo) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and is no stranger
to the stage. Her credits include Oklahoma! with the IPFW Department ofTheatre
and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic; Talking With ... with IPFW; Fiddler on the Roof at
First Presbyterian Theatre; and Follies and Annie at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She
graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre and is
currently an Associate Faculty member with the IPFW Department ofTheatre. She
also works with Fort Wayne Community Schools, Southwest Allen County Schools,
and is the speech and drama coach at Elmhurst High School.
Joey Lamping (River City Kid) is making his theatrical debut. He is in second grade
at Weisser Park Elementary. Lamping is the youngest of five children, and he has
grown up singing on television with his family for the Catholic TV Mass and has also
appeared on an Azar's commercial.
Maureen Lamping (River City Kid) is a sixth-grader at Memorial Park Middle
School where she just appeared as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream.
In 2003, she won the Outstanding Musician Award at Weisser Park Elementary. She
is the fourth-of-five children and frequently sings solos on the Catholic TV Mass.
Gary Lanier (Mayor Shinn/ Dance Captain) is the secretary for the IPFW School of
Visual and Performing Arts and teaches jazz at the Fort Wayne Ballet. He has
choreographed many local theatre productions for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and
IPFW Lanier has also appeared in several local productions. His favorite roles include
the Emcee in Cabaret and Bobby in Crazy for You, both at Arena Dinner Theatre, and
Renfield in Dracula and Zangara in Assassins, both at IPFW.
Gregg Lothamer (Salesman/River City Teen) is making his Williams Theatre debut
in this production. He has appeared in several productions at Carroll High School,
including Footloose, Father of the Bride, and Our Town. He works in the shipping
department at C&C Distributors.
Kandi L. Magner (Ethel Toffelmier) is a junior theatre major and dance minor at
IPFW. Her favorite role was this past season as Jackie in Hay Fever. Her other credits
include Medea, Once Upon a Mattress, and Moments at IPFW, and Footloose and
Brigadoon at Heritage High School. Magner has also published a historical romance
novel with Author House Publishing. When not busy working on theatrical
productions, Magner likes to spend time with her husband Andy and the rest of her
supportive family.
Gloria Minnich (River City Teen/ Assistant Director/ Associate Choreographer
Children) is a recent IPFW graduate with a degree in general studies with a theatre
and dance minor. She has appeared in Medea; Oklahoma(; Talking With ... ; 6.4; Once
Upon a Mattress; Love, Passion & Redemption; The Heiress; and The Mai, among many
other productions at IPFW. She received an Irene Ryan nomination for her favorite
role as Catherine in Suddenly Last Summer. Minnich is an instructor for the IPFW
Community Arts Academy youth drama classes, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, and
she is a member of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective Touring Company.
Bethany Nichols (River City Teen) is a sophomore at Snider High School. She is
active in student council as class secretary, youth group, madrigals, jazz choir, and
varsity swim team. In her spare time, she has performed in Once Upon a Mattress,
Oklahoma!, and Bye Bye Birdie, all at Memorial Park Middle School.
Blane Pressler (Salesman/River City Teen) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW.
Pressler was recently seen as Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever, a role that earned him an Irene
Ryan Nomination, and as the Messenger in Medea at IPFW. His other credits include
Oklahoma! at IPFW, Ragtime, and Pippin. He also worked backstage on both Ttdking
With ... and 6.4 at IPFW Pressler is currently working as a spokesperson for F.Y.E.
(First Year Experience) program at IPFW
Shelby Putt (River City Teen) is a senior at Carroll High School. She has appeared in
several productions including Oklahoma/with the IPFW Department ofTheatre and
the Fort Wayne Philharmonic; A Christmas Carol and Footloose, both at Carroll High
School; Ragtime with Fort Wayne Community Schools; and Honk! with Edwards
Productions. When not on stage, she is taking care of her cat, Leia.
Christopher M. Rasor (Tommy Djilas) returns to the IPFW stage after his portrayal
ofWill Parker in Oklahoma/with the IPFW Department ofTheatre and the Fort
Wayne Philharmonic. Rasor has won three Anthony Awards with the Fort Wayne
Civic Theatre and most recently appeared in West Side Stm:y, Crazy for You, and A
Chorus Line. Rasor is a music teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools, and he is
also a choreographer for the Northrop High School Show Choir Charisma.
Peter C. Rumsey (Winthrop Paroo) enjoys tennis, golf, piano, guitar, and reading.
When not consumed by his fourth grade studies, he is busy appearing in such shows
as Best Christmas Pageant Ever; Prince and the Pauper; and The Lion, The Witch and
The Wardrobe, all with Fort Wayne Youtheatre. He also enjoys spending time with his
family and his two dogs, Frances and Pepper.
Curtis J.D. Shaw (Marcellus Washburn) is a recent IPFW graduate with a Bachelor
of Arts in Music with an outside field in theatre. Shaw last appeared on the Williams
Theatre stage in Once Upon a Mattress and Where's Charle_y? Shaw's stage credits
include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, GodSpell and The Mikado at
First Presbyterian Theatre, and Crazy for You and Singhz' in the Rain at the Civic
Theatre. He also won an award for his role as Billy in Arena Dinner Theatre's
production of Anything Goes.
Sara Shepherd (River City Adult) is a junior theatre major and dance minor at
IPFW She is currently working for Goeglien's Catering Service as a server. Shepherd
is vice president of Social Standards for the Delta Gamma sorority. She was most
recently seen in Medea, Talking With ... (a role for which she received an Irene Ryan
Nomination), Once Upon a Mattress, All in the Timing, The Heiress, The Lysistratcl
Project, and Visions of the Messiah. Shepherd has worked backstage for Where's
Charle_y?, She Loves Me, The Mai, Hay Fever, and Oklahoma! Shepherd also appeared
in Medea for the PineSAP Art Fair and Lights On at the Embassy Centre.
Morgan Stillman (River City Kid) recently appeared with the Fort Wayne Civic
Theatre in A Christmas Carol and played Young Scrooge. This role earned him an
Anthony Nomination for Outstanding Juvenile Performance. He has also appeared in
two of the Embassy's Follies, Ragtime with Fort Wayne Community Schools, and The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe with Fort Wayne You theatre.
Brett Tubbs (Salesman/River City Teen) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW He has
appeared in several productions at Paul Harding High School, including Aida;
Dreamgirls; Rumors; and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He also appeared in
Ragtime with the Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Theatre Program.
Stephanie Vanderwall (River City Teen) has over 10 years of performance experience
with the Fort Wayne Ballet and the Charleston Ballet Theatre. You might recognize
Vanderwall from her role as Myra Arundel in Hay Fever or from her performance in
the Greek Chorus in Medea. She is currently a business major but will be transferring
to the theatre department in the fall.
James Velez (Charlie Cowell) is a theatre major and music minor at IPFW. Velez was
last seen as King Aigeus in Medea. His other credits include Oklahoma! with the
IPFW Department ofTheai:re and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Crazy For You
with the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. He has worked backstage on several productions
in various positions, from assistant stage manager to wardrobe on several shows,
including Hay Fever, Footloose, Tttlking With ... , and 6.4. When not in rehearsal or
school, Velez works as a childcare site director for the YMCA.
Joshua Wappes (Salesman/River City Teen) is a freshman at Snider High School.
Wappes appeared in the Fort Wayne Christian School production of School House
Rock. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family-dad, Tim; mom,
Elizabeth; and his younger brothers, Ethan and Isaac.
Eric Williams (River City Kid) is in sixth grade at Dekalb Middle School, where he
has appeared in Tom Sawyer and Will Rogers Follies. He also appeared in the
Kendallville Children's Theatre productions of Charlotte's Web and Sleeping Beauty.
ABOUT THE ARTISTIC STAFF
Larry L. Life (Director/Choreographer) is professor and chair of the Department
ofTheatre, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1971. In 1992, he was
given the Indiana Theatre Association's Outstanding Artist-Educator Award for
23 years of service as a director! choreographer, actor, and theatre educator in
Indiana. Life worked professionally in New York in the 1960s, appearing in the
revival of Harold Rome's Pins and Needles at the Round-a-Bout Theatre and off­Broadway
with Fran and Barry Weissler's National Theatre Company. He has
appeared in the films The Detective with Frank Sinatra and Me Natalie with Patty
Duke, and has worked with Madeline Kahn and Roberta Flack. He has been
director-choreographer for music theatre productions at Black Hills Playhouse,
Louisiana State University, Wabash College, University of Nevada at Las Vegas,
Tulane University, and Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, and has studied musical
theatre with Lehman Engel at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam,
Conn. He has studied acting with Uta Hagen and Charles Nelson Riley, and dance
with Matt Mattox, Jaimie Rogers, Charles Weidman, and Robert Lunnon. He is
listed in Who's Who in Entertainment. His productions Dames at Sea and Hair were
granted the Amoco Award of Excellence and selected for presentation at the
Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for the American College Theatre Festival.
Life has acted, directed, and choreographed for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, the
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Arena Dinner Theatre, and the First Presbyterian
Theatre. He has conceived, directed, and choreographed nine original musical
reviews for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Guild, and one in 1994 for the Fort
Wayne Bicentennial Commission. In 2003 and 2005, Life directed productions of
The Vagina Monologues for the Fort Wayne Women's Bureau.
Greg Vey (Musical Director/Conductor) is thrilled to return to IPFW with his
baton to direct and conduct The Music Man for the American Classics Summer
Theatre. He served as musical director for Oklahoma! at IPFW last fall, and over
the past year Vey has also been music director for The Fantastics and Dames at Sea
at Arena Dinner Theatre, The King and I at Elmhurst High School, and Sweeney
Todd for the Fort Wayne Summer Youth Theatre. In addition to his musical theatre
work, Vey is director of music at St Peter's Catholic Church, director of
communications and concert operations for the Heartland Chamber Chorale,
associate choir director/accompanist at Homestead High School, piano instructor
at Sonrise Community School of the Arts, and information systems manager for
FAME (The Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education). In his spare
time, Vey is pursuing his Master of Sacred Music and sits on the Arts United
Community Arts Council and the Indiana Arts Commission CPG/RPG Grants
Panel. Vey is married to Kathy, his wife of 24 years. They have rwo children,
daughter Karra (21) and son Kristofer (18).
Mark Ridgeway (Scenic and Lighting Designer) hails from the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga where he served as an assistant professor in the
Departtnent ofTheatre and Speech. While there, he designed both set and lights for
several productions, including Caucasian Chalk Circle, Gint, and The Real Thing. He
also designed the sets for The Skin of Our Teeth, Vinegar Tom, Uncle Vtmya, Wttking
Alice, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Illusion, A Slight Ache, and Baby with the
Bathwater. Ridgeway has also worked with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, the
University of Texas at Austin, and Northwestern University. While here at IPFW,
Ridgeway has designed several productions, including Hay Fever, Medea, Wheres
Charley?, All in the Timing, Arm and the Man, Once Upon a Mattress, and Oklahoma!
Craig A. Humphrey (Costume Designer) is associate professor of costume design
and director of design/technology for the IPFW Department ofTheatre. He has an
M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and a B.F.A. from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. He directed the IPFW productions of Htty Fever; Flora, The Red
Menace; She Loves Me; The Rivals; Ah, Wilderness!; Company; Arcadia; The Hot L
Baltimore; Into The Woods; and The Fantasticks; the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre's
production of The Sound of Music; and Arena Dinner Theatre's productions of A
Funny Thing Happened On The Wtty To The Forum and Once Upon A Mattress. His
national design credits include productions in Chicago, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, and Mississippi. He studied with internationally renowned costume
designer Laura Crow and assisted her on several productions, including the original
off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Burn This. Locally, his designs have
been seen in numerous shows, recently including Once Upon tl Mattress, Oklahoma!,
Arms and the Man, The Heiress, Macbeth, Bye Bye Birdie, The Tempest, Miss julie,
South Pacific, Arcadia, You Can't Take It With You, Dames at Sea, As You Like It. and
Auntie Mmne. As an actor, he was most recently seen in the American Summer Classics
Revue as well as Bye Bye Birdie, You Can't Take It With You, How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying, The ·world Goes Round, and Uncle Vturya.
Marty Kercheval (Stage Manager/Prop Designer) graduated from Purdue University
in 1996 with a degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Kercheval has
recently retired from Verizon and currently works part time at Northeast Indiana
Public Radio (WBNI) as a development assistant. Most recently, she worked as the
stage manager for IPFW's Oklahoma!, The Amercian Classic Summer Revue, On the
Town, Bye Bye Birdie, and How to Succeed in Business Without Real(y Trying. She has
also designed props for several IPFW productions including Medea and Hay Fever.
She has stage-managed The Vttgina Monologues at the Scottish Rite Centre and Lights
On at the Embassy Centre.
Shawn Parr (Sound Designer) received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre technology
with an emphasis in sound design from the University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign
in 1999. During that time, he was a sound designer for dozens of shows.
Parr has also be a sound designer and engineer for such places as Interlochen Arts
Camp, Struther's Library Theatre, and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
While not designing theatre productions, Parr has engineered live performances
showcasing such artists as Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, and Ali Akbar Khan. Parr
also runs a private studio and has worked with various artists in the music industry.
Kirby Volz (Assistant Director), who is most often seen onstage, is really looking
forward to working behind the scenes in this show. He is the director of theatre and
speech at North Side High School. He has been involved in productions at all of the
local theatres. He has work as stage managers for The Glass Menagerie at IPFW, Crazy
for You and Meet Me in St. Louis at Arena. The Arena production of The Odd Couple
earned him the best director award. Volz would like to dedicate this show to the
memory of his mother, who was the reason he was involve in theatre in the first
place. "I love you mom!"
Sean M. Stewart (Scene Shop Supervisor) recently received an M.F.A. from Tulane
University in New Orleans and is now the technical director for the IPFW
Department ofTheatre. Stewart has also designed scenery, lights, and costumes for a
number of productions, both professional and academic. He has designed scenery for
such productions as The Hostage, Private Eyes, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern Are
Dead and Pericles. His lighting credits include Into the Woods, Not Wttving, and Picasso
at the Lapin Agile. Among his costume designs are the productions The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas and a dance performance entitled Fae. Stewart's diversified
experience, which includes a number of acting roles. He's performed in such plays as
I
~ulius Caesttr, Anthony and Cleopatra, The Crucible, and Our Country s Good. In 1991,
'ptewart won the Lee Hicks Award for Best Partner at the Region IV Irene Ryan
Acting Competition and later went on to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.,
'o perform at the national level. Since coming to Fort Wayne, Stewart has designed
~ets and lights for Once Upon a Mattress, The American Classic Summer Review,
Macbeth, She Loves Me, Dreamgirls, Suddenly Last Summer, and The Color of August.
)'homas John Bernard (Costume Shop Supervisor) is the assistant professor of
costume technology at IPFW He comes to Fort Wayne from Fargo, N.D., and has a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis and an M.F.A. from
Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Before coming to IPFW, Bernard worked as
.the production coordinator for the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre, where he
worked as a costume and set designer. Before that, he taught costume design and
technology at North Dakota State University. He has worked professionally with the
Guthrie Theatre, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Summer Nite in Chicago, Utah
Shakespearian Festival, Trollwood Performing Arts, and Gooseberry Park Players.
Bernard also designed costumes for this season's production of Hay Fever.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE FACULTY AND STAFF
Chair/Artistic Director .......................................................................... Larry L. Life
Associate Professor-Costume Design, .......................................... Craig A. Humphrey
Director of Design Technology
Assistant Professor-Acting, Directing, and Voice .................. Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft
Assistant Professor-Scenic/Lighting Design ........................................ Mark Ridgeway
Assistant Professor-History, Studio Theatre Supervisor .............................. Shari Troy
Assistant Professor-Costume Technology, ................................ Thomas John Bernard
Costume Shop Supervisor
Professor-Playwriting ...................................................................... Steve T. Sarratore
Continuing Lecturer-Dance .......................................................... Brittney Coughlin
Associate Faculty -Dance .................................. Lisa Bottitta & Theresa Hornbacher
Associate Faculty-Musical Theatre ...................................................... Stephen Sheftz
Associate Faculty-Performance ...... Maggie Kole Hunter, Jane Frazier & Bridget York
Technical Director ............................................................................ Sean M. Stewart
Secretary .................................................................................... Joanne Schultz-Ithier
Box Office Manager & Office Assistant ........................................ Reuben J. Albaugh
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
Act One
Scene One
Rock Island .......................................... Salesmen, Charlie Cowell, Newspaper Reader
Scene Two
Iowa Stubborn .................................................... Townspeople, Farmer, Farmer's Wife
Ya Got Trouble .......................................................................... Harold, Townspeople
Trouble Playoff & Walking Music ............................................................ Townspeople
Scene Three
Scene Four
Piano Lesson & If You Don't Mind My Saying So ............................ Mrs. Paroo, Marian
Goodnight My Someone .................................................................. Marian, Amaryllis
Scene Five
Columbia, Gem of the Ocean ...................................................... Eulalie, Townspeople
Ya Got Ti·ouble (Reprise) .................................................................................. Harold
Seventy-Six Ti·ombones ................................................................ Harold, Townspeople
Ice Cream/Sincere .............................................................................. Harold, Quartet
Scene Six
The Sadder But Wiser Girl .............................................................. Harold, Marcellus
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little .............. Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, The Ladies, Harold, Quartet
& Goodnight, Ladies
Scene Seven
Marian the Librarian ...................................................................................... Harold
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
My White Knight ............................................................................................ Marian
Scene Eleven
The Wells Fargo W'tigon ............................................ Townspeople, Quartet, Winthrop
Act Two
Scene One
It's You ............................................................................................................ Quartet
Shipoopi ................................................................................ Marcellus, Townspeople
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little (Reprise) .................................. Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, Maud,
Mrs. Squires, The Ladies
Scene Two
Lida Rose & Will I Ever Tell You? .......................................... Harold, Quartet, Marian
Scene Three
Gary, Indiana .............................................................. Winthrop, Mrs. Paroo, Marian
Lida Rose (Reprise) .......................................................................................... Quartet
Scene Four
Till There "Was You .............................................................................. Marian, Harold
Goodnight & Seventy-Si>: Trombones (Double Reprise) .......................... Harold, Marian
Scene Five
Scene Six
Till There "Was You (Reprise) .............................................................................. Harold
Scene Seven
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
IPSGA
The IPFW Learning Resource Center
Ed King
Rogers Formalwear
IPFW Department of Theatre gratefully acknowledges the special
contributions of the IPFW Student Government Association,
which ensures our ability to provide quality theatrical experiences.
The association makes it possible for us to encourage
the cultivation of awareness, imagination, wisdom, and delight.
IPFW Department of Theatre acknowledges the continued generosity
and support of this IPFW organization.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth (from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss HaJt)
Directed by Craig A. Humphrey
Musical Direction by Stephen Schefts
Choreography by Brittney Tyler Coughlin
October 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at 8 p.m.
October 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. Williams Theatre
America's most revered,living, musical theatre composer,
Stephen Sondheim, takes us on a journey backwards in time
from 1976 to 1957 in this musical history of three close friends:
Frank, a producer at Paramount Studios; Charley, his former
collaborator; and Mary, their longtime supporter.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
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The Department ofTheatre's mission is to educate its students in the art,
craft, and discipline of theatre, and is based on the belief that both
production and classroom study are necessary components of a theatre
education. The department emphasizes the education of theatre artists and
educators within a broad liberal arts framework. Theatre students study both
content (dramatic literature, theory and criticism, and theatre history) and
process (acting, directing, playwrighting, designing, and production).
With excel lence being the minimum standard for success in the field, IPFW's
program in theatre recognizes the value of an accomplished professional
faculty and rigorous and intensive courses of study. The general education
requirements of the department broaden intellectual awareness by
encouraging students to expand the range of their understanding of artistic
activity and to investigate fundamental culture, social, ethical, and political
issues of contemporary society. All aspects of production, from play selecting
to closing night, serve as a laboratory for theatre education.
As a major portion of the academic program, the department seeks to
produce plays that are provocative, entertaining and theatrical, broad in ideas,
and complex in vision. We believe that a broad variety of productions of great
works from the past and the works of contemporary playwrights are vital to
the education of our students and the enlightenment of our communities.
The department's activities are primarily student-oriented and university­based,
but the department encourages participation from you that retlects
both the larger university community and the community of northeastern
Indiana. All activities, including auditions, are open to all enrolled IPFW
students and community members, and the department is firm ly committed
to a nontraditional casting policy.
In all of its activities, the Department ofTheatre's mission is to seek an
original expression of human experience through a full realization of the
theatrical process and product.
The Department ofTheatre seeks your assistance in the School ofVisual and
Performing Arts Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold: to offer
the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens; to provide
the northeastern Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality theatrical
performances by students, faculty, and community members; to offer to the
community various theatrical services, such as student matinees and theatre
training through the Community Arts Academy; to provide a continuum of
outreach activities to the greater northeastern Indiana community.
Our vision is to be widely recognized as the major theatre resource center for
the Greater Fort Wayne and northeastern Indiana communities. To meet this
challenge, we need your help!
IPFW is a state-assisted - not state-supported- university. Furthermore,
we are allocated only about one-half of the state dollars that the main
campuses receive per student. This in turn directly impacts the theatre
department with severe budgetary constraints. Your dollars are essential to
help us move forward with our commitments to northeastern Indiana.
Should you be interested in helping to financially support us in our mission,
please contact Larry L. Life, chair and artistic director of the Department of
Theatre, at 260-481-6551. Your contribution will enable us in our mission to
keep our academic programs current, continue diversity in theatre
programming, and maintain our commitment to northeastern Indiana
through our service and outreach activities.
Please become a member of our Campaign for the Arts by choosing one of
the giving categories described on the next page. And remember, your gift is
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The Department ofTheatre seeks your assistance in the School ofVisual and
Performing Arts Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold: to offer
the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens; to provide
the northeastern Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality theatrical
performances by students, faculty, and community members; to offer to the
community various theatrical services, such as student matinees and theatre
training through the Community Arts Academy; to provide a continuum of
outreach activities to the greater northeastern Indiana community.
Our vision is to be widely recognized as the major theatre resource center for
the Greater Fort Wayne and northeastern Indiana communities. To meet this
challenge, we need your help!
IPFW is a state-assisted - not state-supported- university. Furthermore,
we are allocated only about one-half of the state dollars that the main
campuses receive per student. This in turn directly impacts the theatre
department with severe budgetary constraints. Your dollars are essential to
help us move forward with our commitments to northeastern Indiana.
Should you be interested in helping to financially support us in our mission,
please contact Larry L. Life, chair and artistic director of the Department of
Theatre, at 260-481-6551. Your contribution will enable us in our mission to
keep our academic programs current, continue diversity in theatre
programming, and maintain our commitment to northeastern Indiana
through our service and outreach activities.
Please become a member of our Campaign for the Arts by choosing one of
the giving categories described on the next page. And remember, your gift is
tax deductible.
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American College
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Presented and Produced by
The John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts
Supported in Part by
The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund
The U.S. Department of Education
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The National Committee for the
Performing Arts
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald McNichols
This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The
aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level
theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional
KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF
programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, playwrights, designers,
stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions.entered on the
Participating level are eligible for inclusion at the KCACTF regional festival and can also be
considered for invitation to the KCACTF national festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington, DC in the spring of 2004. Last year more than 1 ,300 productions
were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this
production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and
celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
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